Best rom of 2020 for Galaxy Note 3? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I know this questions likely been asked before but I couldn't find it and it likely would be outdated. I recently picked back up my Note 3 (Note 8 exynos user) discovering some guy had a custom rom that loaded Android 10 onto it. I love the look of the Note 3 and want to repurpose it. Just for video calls and google maps via tethering. Anyways, what's the best rom in terms of efficency, features, use, on screen time, UI and more?
To answer my own question I have concluded Havoc OS is the best as its official and works with Google Pay, I was also able to use my IR Blaster with no issues shich wouldn't work on Paranoid Android or Lineage. Also being unofficial meant the lack of support when having issues was non existent. So if you want my recommendation go Havoc, Im sure most are aware as it has far more downloads than the others.

Can you guys really not stop this nonsense questions? Jeez, there is no best rom no best kernel, everything is personal flavor.
Stop demotivating good devs! Just flash the roms and try them out like it should be done.
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@KennyG123 Can we call upon your help again to get rid of this demotivating thread?
Thank you!!

Chinaboy5216 said:
Can you guys really not stop this nonsense questions? Jeez, there is no best rom no best kernel, everything is personal flavor.
Stop demotivating good devs! Just flash the roms and try them out like it should be done.
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@KennyG123 Can we call upon your help again to get rid of this demotivating thread?
Thank you!!
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For one I'm new to this forum, secondly I'm asking for personal opinions on which rom has the best usability in each different areas of mobile usage. If a developer actually gets demotivated because their rom isn't named best rom or 2020 then they're highly insecure and instead should look on working harder to improve what they're working on. There is nothing wrong about having a personal preference and that is what I'm asking for, PREFERENCE. You could like the absolute worst rom if you justify what's good about it.

OP there are only about 3 roms current nothing to stop you trying each via Nandroid .
As for EXYNOS probably even less see exynos development .
Personal opinion stock rom .

JJEgan said:
OP there are only about 3 roms current nothing to stop you trying each via Nandroid .
As for EXYNOS probably even less see exynos development .
Personal opinion stock rom .
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Yeah, Ive not got the battery to 100% confirm if its exynos but since my region is exynos I'm assuming it also is. Thanks for leading me to the right place.
EDIT: So I googled my device, sm-n9005 which of course is the 4G version and says it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. Though I'll just check the phone itself when I get a replacement battery tomorrow, thanks again.

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[ROM] Celestial | 5.1.1 | Super Fast | Release 1 | TouchWiz | OG5 |

Welcome to: The Celestial ROM!
Base Features:
Based On Stock OCG5 Lollipop 5.1.1 (Thanks To CoronaDabs)
Emotion Kernal R20 (Thanks To Pafcholini)
Rooted & Busy Boxed
Build.prop Tweaks
De-Bloated
Its ON Removed
Knox Removed
Hotspot Hack
5 Way Reboot
Proper SuperSU
No Sprint Bloat
Modifications:
Added AdAway
Added Synapse
Added 400+ Fonts
Added Dolby Atmos
Added ViPER4Android
Added Guest Feature
Added Pure Android Ringtones/Alarms/Notification Sounds (Coming Soon)
Added XTREME Music (Highly Improved Sound Quality)
Enabled Private Mode
Enabled Call Recording
Enabled Call & SMS Blocking
Enabled WIFI Calling In Settings
Enabled Folder View In Message App
Enabled Ability To Turn Shutter Sound Off/On
Enabled Ability To Save And Restore Messages On SD Card
Improved Camera
Improved Battery Life
Improved Speed Quality
Removed All Easy Mode Stuff
Removed Safe Volume Warning
Removed Netflix And HULU Block
Removed Quick Search And SFinder From Pull Down
Install:
Download:REMOVED AS BLATANT COPY
Transfer To Phone
Reboot To Recovery
Wipe System, Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache (x3)
Factory Reset (x3)
Install Celestial Rom
Wait About 12min To Boot
Enjoy
Battery Tip:
Install these two apps Repair Battery Life and Battery Calibration.
Make sure your battery is fully charged and unplugged.
Run the Repair Battery App first and fix any issues that occur.
Now plug phone back into charger.
Run the Battery Calibration App.
Enjoy Better Battery Life
Nice of you to plagerize my ROM, thanks for the support though bye felicia
Had a feeling...
I feel there will be a thread closed soon...
Is this a copy of a great rom ??
Sent from my SM-N910P using XDA Premium HD app
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Mods should delete thiz n close the thread i look at the code its a rom copy trying to kang it.
@CoronaDabs
As much as everyone can appreciate new roms to play with and the continued development and support for the Sprint Galaxy Note 4, I think your offering here
has been overwhelmingly rejected for obvious reasons. Let's say you actually created everything in your rom yourself and did not copy or borrow another person's ideas to use in this rom. My question to you is why do you feel the need to post a rom that is clearly of the same offering by @SaintZ93. This makes no sense to me. What we need are new and unique offerings that are not replicas or copies of another rom that is already available. Perhaps your efforts would be better spent by collaborating with another rom chef/developer? Everybody has something new and different to offer and your ideas and input could be more useful if you contact someone who already has a rom identical to this and offer some useful feedback amd maybe that rom could continue to improve.
Let me show you what I mean when I say new and unique... Everybody get ready for a brand new evolution of roms for the Sprint Note 4.. Be ready to be amazed and overwhelmed with joy of having a new Hybrid N4 like never before. Look for my new rom threads soon. And trust me, I will be watching very closely for rom theivery. You can bet on it. I think were done here.
Haha this is too funny really take the non sense down......
Edit i forgot BYE FELICIA!!!!!
Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
Fancy that lol was wondering when these fine new developers would pop up
Can't believe this isn't closed already gives xda a bad name for even allowing this to even take place it's sad...
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This is because the XDA staff don't know how to do there job and never respond to people when needed. (Watch me get in trouble for this post now).
saintz93 said:
nice of you to plagerize my rom, thanks for the support though bye felicia
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qubanaso said:
Fancy that lol was wondering when these fine new developers would pop up
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These non-fancy developers should be fined! Lol
SaintZ93 said:
This is because the XDA staff don't know how to do there job and never respond to people when needed. (Watch me get in trouble for this post now).
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Excuse me?
Maybe you think the staff is paid, on call 24/7 and at your beck and call? Instead of volunteers out there helping the other 7 million users? Or actually have lives outside this hobby?
Perhaps if people made proper kang reports and invested the time to follow through with the volunteer staff instead of wasting time filling a thread with posts, things could get done more quickly.
Thread closed for investigation
Edit: If someone actually has proof regarding a comparison of files please PM me. Just accusing someone without proof is just wrong. So rather than me wait another 43 minutes for slow-ass Mega to download this, I would appreciate someone who actually did that rather than jumping to conclusions based on the words copied in the OP.
After a tremendous waste of my Saturday downloading this from snail site Mega (people need to use AFH!) and more waste of my time comparing contents, this is indeed a blatant theft of work.
The only thing done was name change in build.prop and in the updater script, and removal of Skype and Talkback service.
Thread permanently closed and link removed.

Samsung Galaxy J3 V

I've been searching for a while on how to root the Samsung Galaxy J3 V from Verizon. It's not the prepaid version. It's on a contract, but purchased outright. I've tried several methods to rooting this phone, but all have been unsuccessful. The phone is on Android version 6.0.1. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Don't know if you're still looking but I remember seeing some links on google today after doing a few minutes of research for my mother. She's getting one for free with a contract and I always looks and review the phones a bit before she gets one. I always try to find her one that I can at least root and install a recovery like CWM or TWRP. I remember several links when searching for verizon samsung j3v root and found a few. Below is an example I hope it helps. If it does please give me a thanks or whatever they're called I forget sometimes.
https://www.kingoapp.com/root-samsung.htm
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One other thing I forgot to add is that I almost always add xda to my google searches because more often than not, someone has already figured out what you need to know. Or do a search here..
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Last thing I promise. I didn't mean search in a bad way, some people know to search some don't that's just the way it is so please don't take it the wrong way. I have been on forums before where people get very angry and rude if you don't search first. That doesn't happen so much here but most prefer you to at least be able to show that you've attempted a search. This also helps prevent multiple threads with the same issue. Also add some tags or add solved to the title too if you the above works, or if you post how to do it on you own and post how and or where. Looks like you're new to XDA so let me welcome you to the one of, if not the absolute best community I've found so far concerning android. I came over from Rootzwiki after following the developers for my devices here, as did many others, but I still refer back there occasionally for older stuff. Good luck and again Welcome to XDA!
Friend, does the method really work?

Done with jIDE

Good luck to you all. I've decided I'm done with Jide and will move to a company that provides support. Looking at the new JIde IO and IO+ elicits a comparison to Roku. I have 2 Roku devices, including a Roku HD that is 5+ years old. Got its last update in December of 2016, last time I checked. Compare that to the Ultra Tablet which is not currently being supported.
Mine is on ebay if anyone wants to take a look.
Good luck, but I doubt Jide will give a hoot about you as they have shown thus far,
Agree. Not even replies to the forums anymore either!
I completely agree. When I got my hands on the ultratablet I was really happy, the hardware is great and the software was promising. The lack of updates and support have really dissapointed me, nowadays I use my ultratablet maybe one or twice per month! Rather dissapointing for a company that we fully supported through Kickstarter.
I've heard there's a custom OS for the ultratablet in the works. I can't remember the name of it.
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I'll post the link to its thread when I can find it again
JSMastah said:
I've heard there's a custom OS for the ultratablet in the works. I can't remember the name of it.
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I'll post the link to its thread when I can find it again
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VERY curious as to what the hell you are talking about, hahaha. Any info would be great.
Any luck finding that link?
They don't want to open source their OS, they must be hiding something because when I asked if they had plans to open source it AND WHY they only answered that they don't have any plans to open source the OS but didn't say why.
They've released source code for what they are obligated to under applicable licences.
https://www.xda-developers.com/jide-remix-is-now-gpl-and-apache-compliant/
Edit: although rereading the XDA article, it can be misconstrued either way.
lusephur said:
They've released source code for what they are obligated to under applicable licences.
https://www.xda-developers.com/jide-remix-is-now-gpl-and-apache-compliant/
Edit: although rereading the XDA article, it can be misconstrued either way.
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So disappointed this thing never got CM/Lineage or any other custom ROM.

X

Instead of this ill try to post MY LineageOS rom for Mi Max 3 sooner than I expected
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Really!? Because it boots on another Xiaomi device you decide to post it here...!?
The XDA Mi Max 3 forum gets worst and worst every day... It's neck to neck with Xiaomi official forum already... What a shame...
nijel8 said:
Really!? Because it boots on another Xiaomi device you decide to post it here...!?
The XDA Mi Max 3 forum gets worst and worst every day... It's neck to neck with Xiaomi official forum already... What a shame...
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I think such reply is uncalled for @nijel8. However true your reply may appear to you, It neither inspire people here to do better nor yield better understanding.
I would suggest that you start your own thread and exemplify what XDA should be. If people here find your way to be better, then hopefully they will follow suit.
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omer919 said:
I will update the thread with every patch / fix or new working installation process that you guys are going to post
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Will be waiting for it. I've heard that OxygenOS really is a good ROM.
xgneilx said:
I think such reply is uncalled for @nijel8. However true your reply may appear to you, It neither inspire people here to do better nor yield better understanding.
I would suggest that you start your own thread and exemplify what XDA should be. If people here find your way to be better, then hopefully they will follow suit.
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Have you red the flashing instructions? Ridiculous... I can't waste 1GB of my mobile data to take a look but I am pretty sure this is a TWRP backup from mido device and the fact that it boots straight to fastboot after restore it even includes mido boot partition with mido kernel!!! Now tell me how ridiculous this thread is... Oh, and this is not the first time this OP posts guides and stuff of this nature...
Users comes to XDA for help from knowledgeable people and they trust the information they read here. When misinformation, misguides and alike from people who don't have basic knowledge about Android development and how things works in general then how are we better from anything else out there...
We used to have those people who misrepresented themselves as advanced users throwing "advices" and roms and stuff from all over the Internet back in the Max 1 days but they disappeared very fast after publicly exposed from guys who knows better. I hate it when people gets advantage of the poor user!
BTW not to give any hopes but you will see soon what XDA is really about... Like this weekend soon(I hope...)
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Have you red the flashing instructions? Ridiculous... I can't waste 1GB of my mobile data to take a look but I am pretty sure this is a TWRP backup from mido device and the fact that it boots straight to fastboot after restore it even includes mido boot partition with mido kernel!!! Now tell me how ridiculous this thread is... Oh, and this is not the first time this OP posts guides and stuff of this nature...
Users comes to XDA for help from knowledgeable people and they trust the information they read here. When misinformation, misguides and alike from people who don't have basic knowledge about Android development and how things works in general then how are we better from anything else out there...
We used to have those people who misrepresented themselves as advanced users throwing "advices" and roms and stuff from all over the Internet back in the Max 1 days but they disappeared very fast after publicly exposed from guys who knows better. I hate it when people gets advantage of the poor user!
BTW not to give any hopes but you will see soon what XDA is really about... Like this weekend soon(I hope...)
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I agree that misinformation and misguides are not really helping, and may even cause confusion to most people. However, the OP was actually honest with his observation and goal for this thread. And isn't that part of learning experience?
Anyways, I'm hopeful that you'll also be able to come up with a reliable custom rom just like on mi max. Till then, I believe encouraging others to experiment will yield better results in the long run, not just for the community but for the person him/herself.
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[Q] Note 3 (sm-n9005) - Maximum energy efficiency, Stability and Security ?

Hello everyone,
I love my old "Note 3" and I don't want it to be dusty in a box and thrown away after years like most phones, so I want to ask for your help, to bring this phone back to life.
In my situation I think the best way to use it is like "tablet" (mostly for TV and less for GPS, some light apps, email check remote control, etc.) for maximum energy efficiency (no SIM card, no games, nothing heavy and etc.) I think it's almost like my Samsung Note 8 "Max Energy saving mode".
Since I have never done anything like this before, please excuse me, thank you.
Nothing has been done on the phone, it is still with the 5.0 lollipop (most apps can't be installed or just work poorly).
Priorities in our project
1. New Android
2. Stability
3. Security
4. Maximum energy efficiency
Any help and suggestions will be helpful.
Thank you, all!
My 2 cents, lately I´ve read a lot in this forum before trying and flashing anything, and then I decided to try a few roms (and had a couple of bricks because was not easy for me, is the first time I flashed a new Rom) and now I´m using Havoc OS 3.7, never have seen my note 3 working like it is right now, It is fast, It is stable and the Havoc Rom has endlessly configurations that I never thought that I could use in my old phone
The Note 3 always was hungry if we talk about battery but maybe I´ll try a kernell update made by @jprimero15 (creator of the Rom) and see if improve this feature but I need to learn more about kernell, I don´t want more bricks!!!
If you are experience flashing things try the latests roms with Android 10 and you´ll be surprised how note 3 rebirths stronger than ever!! But try by yourself because I am only a normal user that had to read and check 6 million of posts and I saw other 6 millions youtube videos to understand just a little how this works.
May the force be with you!!
P.S. Sorry if my english is not ok
@Bacilus dantracis, thanks for this information
I will wait for more people to join the thread, because I think it's better to "hear" more people and their experience before I take any action to bring back to life my old Note 3
1 Yes roms posted .
2 Maybe need to read roms thread or stick with stable stock .
3 as in what security ??
4 as 2 read roms thread or stick with stock firmware .
note biggest user error is to fail to read especially rom instruction . second error fail to use search thread .
Note Havoc OP/ DEV may well have closed it down due to user abuse .See post 733 Havoc thread .
I´m really sorry to se the Havoc-OS thread closed because of one user was dissapointed, the Havoc-OS rom is my favourite and I tried 4 differents roms but the @jprimero15 job is astounding so it´s the rom I´m using and I will use in the furute, all the features in this rom are perfect to me, all the latests rom developed for our note 3 are very good roms and I want to say thanks to developers, but I decided to use Havoc OS.
What I can´t take is that some users don´t be polite and cannot show some respect for the developers job, one thing is ask for improvements and other thing is show no respect.
My advice like a noob user is to learn how to try Roms reading the developers threads, making the backups properly and all the things to do to avoid screw the phone and then try different roms to find what suits to each one. There´s no a "better"rom is a matter of taste of each user to adjust everyone different needs.
Respect to all developers
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I´m really sorry to se the Havoc-OS thread closed because of one user was dissapointed, the Havoc-OS rom is my favourite and I tried 4 differents roms but the @jprimero15 job is astounding so it´s the rom I´m using and I will use in the furute, all the features in this rom are perfect to me, all the latests rom developed for our note 3 are very good roms and I want to say thanks to developers, but I decided to use Havoc OS.
What I can´t take is that some users don´t be polite and cannot show some respect for the developers job, one thing is ask for improvements and other thing is show no respect.
My advice like a noob user is to learn how to try Roms reading the developers threads, making the backups properly and all the things to do to avoid screw the phone and then try different roms to find what suits to each one. There´s no a "better"rom is a matter of taste of each user to adjust everyone different needs.
Respect to all developers
Hello JJEgan,
I can't stick with the stock firmawere, because as I wrote in my post some of the applications do not start or do not work properly and the use of the device becomes meaningless.
- With point three of the priorities I just wanted to say that I don't want the device to be like a "full basket of free treats" after I put the new "rom" on. I hope I managed to express myself correctly, because as I wrote in my post "Since I have never done anything like this before, please excuse me, thank you. "
- For point four, I say "maximum energy efficiency" because the note will be used 85-90% as a TV (with WiFi) and 10-15% for GPS, some light applications, remote control for checking email, etc .. It will not be used with SIMcard(calls, mobile data and etc.) synchronizations, any gestures and etc. for energy saving purpose.
I will read that "post 733 Havoc thread" tonight and I will update(edit) this post. - Nothing new in this world, toxic people are everywhere,but if he think he will stop seeing them, when he stop working on "havoc" it will be just an illusion, but he can do what he want and no one can judge him for that
So if it's not "havoc" what will be ?
Thank you for your time, I appreciate it.
If there is more suggestions I will look and discuss them with pleasure, thanks for the help, I appreciate every help.

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